The RSPB says the birds, which can eat grouse, went missing near the start of the shooting season.
Three hen harriers have disappeared from private grouse moors, a conservation charity has said.
Their satellite location tags show they vanished from moors in the Yorkshire Dales, Northumberland and Cumbria. The birds, which can eat grouse and their chicks, went missing between 9 and 15 August, close to the start of the shooting season.Chief executive Beccy Speight said it was the first time "so many hen harriers have gone missing in such a short space of time", all on"If these magnificent birds are ever going to have a sustainable population in England this has to stop," she said.The charity said the three birds were in addition to 21 reported missing in the 12 months to April.
The RSPB said nine other satellite-tagged hen harriers had vanished or been found dead near Birkdale Common since September 2020.The charity said illegal killing was "the main factor limiting the recovery of hen harriers in the UK". Licensing would address the problem while also "protecting the legitimate interests of those landowners who operate legally", the charity said.Follow BBC North East & Cumbria on
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